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But each English speaking country could form its own academy and work together, which is how Spanish speaking countries do it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/

But each English speaking country could form its own academy and work together, which is how Spanish speaking countries do it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Academies_of_the_Spanish_Language https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Academies_of_...

ghaff 5y ago
But why? There are specific dictionaries and a variety of widely-used style books both specific and less so. There are some disagreements which may result in, say, a given company following different style rules for different purposes. To the latter point, for example, a lot of companies use Oxford comma in general but don't for press releases and related because AP doesn't follow Oxford. In general, though, it all works out. I see very little appetite for another group of authorities than the ones who already exist.
dqv 5y ago
Right. I think people forget that there are many dialects of English.[0] I wouldn’t be surprised if linguists find a new “internet dialect” of English in the future as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_English https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_English
- toiletaccount 5y ago
  IANAL(inguist) but internet speak and memes have been studied for well over a decade by linguists. huge opportunity for publishing, and if they're lucky they might get hired by google. no i do not have an optimistic outlook for the field outside academia.
- lovegoblin 5y ago
  > I wouldn’t be surprised if linguists find a new “internet dialect” of English in the future as well. You might be interested in "Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language" by Gretchen McCulloch. McCulloch is a linguist, but it's a light/layperson's book. I really enjoyed it. https://gretchenmcculloch.com/book/ https://gretchenmcculloch.com/book/
aaronblohowiak 5y ago
How do you consistently refer to the green or yellow citrus fruit in Spanish?

ghaff 5y ago

But why? There are specific dictionaries and a variety of widely-used style books both specific and less so. There are some disagreements which may result in, say, a given company following different style rules for different purposes. To the latter point, for example, a lot of companies use Oxford comma in general but don't for press releases and related because AP doesn't follow Oxford. In general, though, it all works out. I see very little appetite for another group of authorities than the ones who already exist.

dqv 5y ago

Right. I think people forget that there are many dialects of English.[0] I wouldn’t be surprised if linguists find a new “internet dialect” of English in the future as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_English https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_English

toiletaccount 5y ago
IANAL(inguist) but internet speak and memes have been studied for well over a decade by linguists. huge opportunity for publishing, and if they're lucky they might get hired by google. no i do not have an optimistic outlook for the field outside academia.
lovegoblin 5y ago
> I wouldn’t be surprised if linguists find a new “internet dialect” of English in the future as well. You might be interested in "Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language" by Gretchen McCulloch. McCulloch is a linguist, but it's a light/layperson's book. I really enjoyed it. https://gretchenmcculloch.com/book/ https://gretchenmcculloch.com/book/

aaronblohowiak 5y ago

How do you consistently refer to the green or yellow citrus fruit in Spanish?